Colonial Rule and Crisis in Equatorial Africa: Southern Gabon, c. 1850-1940: Southern Gabon, C. 1880-1940 (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora)
PostNews Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
(Story from Gef's football Club) The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon will face the Panthers of Gabon in their opening group game at January’s Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. This follows draws made this Friday in Luanda that also place...
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The drawing of lots for group pairings in the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola took place in Luanda on Friday. Tunisia is in group D, alongside Cameroon, Gabon and Zambia.
Kioskea.net (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
People learn to use the Internet in Gabon. The Internet is still under the
France24 (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Gabon's President Ali Bongo was to visit France Wednesday for his first trip since succeeding his father, who was France's closest ally in Africa and the key figure in a rather dubious network of trade and political ties known as "FranceAfrique".
People Daily (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Gabon's new President Ali Bongo Ondimba on Wednesday begins a two-day official visit to France, his first to the African country's former colonial power and top economic partner. According to official sources, French President Nicolas Sarkozy will give a dinner party in his honor on Thursday in a sign to reassure the continuation of historical ties between the two countries. Son to the late president...
Bigthink - Site Features Feed (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
It’s becoming a familiar theme. An election is held somewhere in the developing world that is hotly contested. The opposition cries foul and demands a recount. Allegations fly as both camps dig in their heels and make their pleas before the international community. Protestors might take to the streets and arrests are made. Yet there is almost something of disputed election fatigue out there...
PSD Blog - World Bank Group (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
IFC announced yesterday that it will issue a $43m local currency bond in Central Africa, a first for the World Bank institution, and also a first for a non-local financial institution. This is IFC's second local currency bond in Sub-Saharan Africa, following its issuance of a West African Kola Bond in late 2006: The 20 billion Central African francs ($43 million equivalent), five-year tenor bond will...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Togo got its ticket for the Africa Cup of Nations Angola 2010 Saturday in Lome after beating Gabon 1-0. Floyd Ayite scored the only goal at the 72nd minute. Togo will play the CAN for the 7th time since 1972.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
This match was yet another of this weekend's decisive encounters which would be linked with either Gabon or Cameroon booking their tickets for South Africa.
Aandavan (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
turenchi (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
This match was yet another of this weekend’s decisive encounters which would be linked with either Gabon or Cameroon booking their tickets for South Africa.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Gabon repatriated 28 children out of the 34 found on an immigrants boat on Friday evening to Benin, their country of origin, aboard an Ivorian Air airplane. Well dressed, a doll in the hands of some trafficking victims, and others holding a photo, these children left the Gabonese capital Libreville under strict escort. The UNICEF representatives, Gabon's Ministry of Labor officials and host families...
Oil Is Mastery (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
In 1972, scientists in Gabon determined that 2 billion years ago a nuclear chain reaction had occured at the ancient Oklo uranium mine and Nuclear Power Plant. The reactions created plutonium byproduct and were artificially moderated using water. Scientists declare themselves to be strict uniformitarians, that is, until ancient atomic reactors are mentioned and then uniformitarianism gets flushed down...
OmniFootball (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Cameroon have beaten Morocco and secured their place at the 2010 World Cup finals. Goals from Webo and Eto'o gave the Indomitable Lions a 2 - 0 victory. Closest rivals Gabon lost 1 - 0 away at Togo.A late goal gives Slovenia hope for the second leg of ...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Cameroon beat Morocco 2-0 on Saturday to qualify for next year's 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. Achille Webo's first-half goal and a strike from captain Samuel Eto'o early in the second half ensured Cameroon finished on 13 points at the top of Group A, four points ahead of second-placed Gabon. Cameroon won their last four qualifiers to come from behind in the group standings. They have qualified...
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